Joey Saldana Racing at the KRONIK Energy Western World Championships Presented by Old Tucson Studios

Tucson, Arizona (November 9th, 2009) -After a stellar year and more than 20 victories, Joey Saldana will head west to take part in the 42nd Running of The KRONIK Energy Western World Championships Presented by Old Tucson Studios. After adding himself to the record books at the World Finals, Saldana will again look to make history by adding his name to the prestigious list of former WWC winners.

Saldana will pilot Herald Main’s Ham Construction-ART Enterprises-Ostrich powered Maxim in his quest to capture the illustrious title and the $15k. “The Brownsburg Bullet” has racked up more than 160 wins through out his career and ranks in the top 10 of all time World of Outlaws feature winners. One of only five drivers to win more than 20 WoO features in a single season, Saldana has been a dominate force in the sprint car world for some time and his at the top of his game coming into the American Sprint Car Series season finale.

“We are thrilled to have Joey at this event” commented USA Raceway. “He is a great racer and definitely adds to an already stout field! We have some of the best racers in the country coming to Tucson and this will be a show like no other.”

Saldana comes into the middle of a very heated battle for the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Series Championship. Shane Stewart and Jason Johnson will go head to head with only 24 points separating the two drivers as the ASCS title will be decided when the checkered flag drops November 21st. Charles Davis and Rick Ziehl head up the Discount Tire Canyon Region and Southwest Region respectively. Davis leads RJ Johnson in the non wing region while Ziehl holds a narrow margin over Ben Gregg in Southwest Region points. All three Championships will be decided on the final night of the Kronik Energy Western World and the champions will be honored at the Brodix ASCS Banquet November 22nd at Old Tucson Studios.

More than one hundred sprint cars will be expected to take part in what will be one of the biggest sprint car events in the country as drivers from all walks will look to add their name to prestigious list of winners.

Both the winged and wingless forces will tackle USA Raceway’s 3/8-mile clay oval for three nights on November 19th, 20th and 21st, with more than $100,000 in “A” Feature money alone distributed over the course of the blockbuster event. A $15,000 share awaits the winner of the Lucas Oil ASCS season-ender on November 21st, with the Discount Tire Co. ASCS Canyon Region conqueror on November 21 pocketing $5,000.

Ticket pricing, seating charts and purchasing information can be found online at www.usaraceway.net/Uploads/WesternWorldTickets.pdf or by calling the USA Raceway office at 520-574-8515

Mike Kirby in Victory Lane

Race results for the 1st Annual Carl Trimmer Classic on Saturday night at USA Raceway.

SWDRA DIRTcar Series
USA Raceway
November 7, 2009
25 Laps – $2,000 to win

A-Main
1 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA $2,000
2 14 Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO
3 96T R.C. Whitwell Tucson, AZ
4 10 Mike Balcaen Winnipeg, MAN
5 32B Clay Daly Winton, CA
6 8 Lonnie Parker Jr El Mirage, AZ
7 5m Anthony Madrid Phoenix, AZ
8 48 Jeremy Thornton Tucson, AZ
9 51 Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ
10 5 Keith Noyes Phoenix, AZ
11 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA
12 12A Adam Crippen Tucson, AZ
13 35 Art Lacy Casa Grande, AZ
14 01 Ted Robinson Coolidge, AZ
15 75B Jeep Berry Grand Junction, CO
16 11 Jamie Throckmorten Tucson, AZ
17 23 Brad Williams Arizona City, AZ
18 16 Tommy Hussak Picacho Peak, AZ
19 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA
20 29 Jerry Fincher Laveen, AZ

Heat #1
1 14 Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO
2 12A Adam Crippen Tucson, AZ
3 96T R.C. Whitwell Tucson, AZ
4 8 Lonnie Parker Jr El Mirage, AZ
5 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA
6 77D Doug Shell Tucson, AZ
7 29 Jerry Fincher Laveen, AZ
8 59 Jeff Manka Tucson, AZ
9 23 Brad Williams Arizona City, AZ
10 00 James Chavez Sr Tucson, AZ
11 37N John Romero Tucson, AZ

Heat #2
1 32B Clay Daly Winton, CA
2 75B Jeep Berry Grand Junction, CO
3 11 Jamie Throckmorten Tucson, AZ
4 5m Anthony Madrid Phoenix, AZ
5 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA
6 5 Keith Noyes Phoenix, AZ
7 35 Art Lacy Casa Grande, AZ
8 94 James Chavez Tucson, AZ
9 71 Charles Davis Jr Tucson, AZ
10 3T Jimmy Jelvig Tucson, AZ

Heat #3
1 48 Jeremy Thornton Tucson, AZ
2 10 Mike Balcaen Winnipeg, MAN
3 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA
4 01 Ted Robinson Coolidge, AZ
5 51 Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ
6 16 Tommy Hussak Picacho Peak, AZ
7 22B Bruce Duckett Mesa, AZ
8 24 Mike Tahtinen Casa Grande, AZ
9 02 Jeff Sieres Tucson, AZ
10 22R Richard Piralta Tucson, AZ

B-Main #1
1 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA
2 51 Joey Moriarty Phoenix, AZ
3 29 Jerry Fincher Laveen, AZ
4 5 Keith Noyes Phoenix, AZ
5 22B Bruce Duckett Mesa, AZ
6 3T Jimmy Jelvig Tucson, AZ
7 94 James Chavez Tucson, AZ
8 37N John Romero Tucson, AZ
9 02 Jeff Sieres Tucson, AZ

B-Main #2
1 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA
2 35 Art Lacy Casa Grande, AZ
3 24 Mike Tahtinen Casa Grande, AZ
4 16 Tommy Hussak Picacho Peak, AZ
5 23 Brad Williams Arizona City, AZ
6 77D Doug Shell Tucson, AZ
7 59 Jeff Manka Tucson, AZ
8 71 Charles Davis Jr Tucson, AZ
9 00 James Chavez Sr Tucson, AZ
10 22R Richard Piralta Tucson, AZ

Race Notes:

Sunday: Just prior to the start of the 50-lap feature event, promoter Royal Jones announced that the event would pay $15,000 to win not the advertised $10,000 to win! This added some additional pressure to the 24 drivers that had locked themselves into the feature event.

Pole sitter Jeremy Payne jumped to the race lead at the drop of the green flag with team mate Terry Phillips in tow. Third starting Johnny Scott moved quickly to second with amazing racing action taking place throughout the field. Payne lead the first sixteen laps before exchanging slide job after slide job with Scott lap after lap during the mid-point of the event. Scott stole the lead on lap 18 and looked to drive off, but Payne hung right there and snatched the lead back on lap 28. Scott and Payne battled side by side for the next two laps until the lone caution flew for a stalling Jack Sullivan. On the restart, Scott pulled away and lead the remaining twenty laps without much pressure as Payne, Phillips, Randy Timms and Rodney Sanders were in a great battle just behind the leader. Scott raced uncontested the final circuits to the largest payday of his career and to his second Fall Nationals title. Payne ran second with Sanders third. Timms nipped Phillips at the line for fourth in front of the packed house.

Southern New Mexico Speedway ~ Las Cruces, New Mexico

Modified Event Winners
(Sunday, November 8th 2009)

LCQ 1: Johnny Fennewald, Jack Sullivan, Alan Sharpensteen, Monte Bolton, Fito Gallardo, Tristan Sikes, Jason Noll, Zane DeVilbiss, Max Sadler, Randy Reeser, Levi Roberts, Frank Dutton, Jonathan Burton, Dennis Gates, Nick Hererra, Roy Don Mason, Steve Sutton, Clint Miller, Norman Uptain Jr., Gene Weaver, Shawn Dutcher

LCQ 2: Mike Hansen, Tim Donlinger, Curt Barnett, Josh Reisch, Joe Carr, Steve Miller, Tyson Franks, Chad Ayers, Robbie Chiles, Michael Murphree, Tim Mecl, Steve Jones, Joe Lackey, Mark Stewart, Holly Jones, James Flemming, Kelly Gorham, Martin Robinson, Neal Debord, Chris Dawson, Michael Robertson

LCQ 3: Mark Dotson, Christy Georges, Nathan Bichsel, Garrett Durrett, Philip Houston, Ricky Thornton Jr., Morgan Bagley, Bobby Sikes Jr., Bob Sikes, Paddy Rush, Robert Adams, Wayne Brooks, Butch Reid Jr., Nick O’Neal, Chris Sims, Jake Boles, Jeff Thomas, Grant Junghans, Jack Kokot, Rick Lovelady, Rick Gallardo

LCQ 4: Denny Schwartz, Eric Turner, Josh Cain, Bryan Rowland, Richie Davis, Ron Jones, Sherman Barnett, JJ Harpole, John Carney II, Jay Rosales, Kellen Chadwick, Dusty Riggs, Dickie Gorham, Austin Adams, Tom Georges, Chris McCurty Jr., Ronnie Salas, Matt Newkirk, Billy Jack Brutchin, Troy Cooke, Randy Heston

C-Main: Fennewald, Sullivan, Donlinger, Hansen, Turner, Georges, Bolton, Cain, Resich, Durrett, Rowland, Bichsel, Gallardo, Thornton Jr., Barnett, Jones, Dotson, Sikes, Carr, Miller, Schwartz, Davis, Sharpensteen, Houston

B-Main: Tesch, Marlar, Holzkamper, R. Jones, B. Jones, Ray, Hughes, Tipton, Sullivan, Georges, Fennewald, Hansen, Bolton, Donlinger, J. Gallardo, Turner, F. Gallardo, Durrett, Thornton Jr., Bichsel, Cain, Rowland, Taylor, Reisch

$15,000 to win A-Main: Johnny Scott, Jeremy Payne, Rodney Sanders, Randy Timms, Terry Phillips, Jon Tesch, Stormy Scott, Jason Hughes, Bumper Jones, Jimmy Ray, Mike Marlar, Derek Ramirez, Monte Bolton, Johnny Fennewald, Steve Holzkamper, Christy Georges, Tim Donlinger, Kelly Schryock, Royal Jones (-1), Jack Sullivan (NF), Peyton Taylor (NF), Terry Tipton NF), Mike Hansen (NF), Darrell Nelson (NF)

**105 Modifieds ~ Total Event Modified Car Count: 107

Hermantown, Minnesota racer Darrell Nelson won the Sunoco Race Fuels Long Tow award after towing 1,500 miles to compete in this event.

Monte Bolton’s thirteenth place finish capped of f a night where the Lubbock, Texas racer passed a total of 30 cars combined in his last chance race, c-main, b-main and a-main.

Springfield, Missouri racer Jason Rayle won the $1,250 to win Legends of the Southwest feature.

Las Cruces, New Mexico racer Vanessa Robinson won the $500 to win Street Stock feature.

Ruidoso, New Mexico racer Brent Dietz won the $950 to win Southwest Super Truck feature